HDD problem

[lion2486]

I have setted up a new desktop and I have tryed many times to install ubuntu on it, but everytime I had problemms... (I have installed in the past many ubuntu installations). Now I run live cd 8.04, and I can't install it... I have tryed 9.10 live cd but it could'n boot. I tryed both of them installed from my windows installation, it installs and then I can't boot them. Now I can't install them because I can't see my hard drives. My system is:
Intel core i7 920
Mo/Bo ASUS P6T SE
ATI HD 4730
4GB DDR3 ADATA ram
HDD1 WD velociraptor 150GB 10k rpm
HDD2 SAMSUNG 1TB
... (I have more but no matters tv tuner...)

I have to install ubuntu in HDD1, that includes my windows instalation.

[presence1960]

At boot from the Live CD when the menu appears hit F4 and choose safe graphics mode. For more info see here: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BootOptions

If that does not work try the alternate text based install which BTW is way more powerful than the Live CD with more options such as RAID & LVM but just not as pretty as the Live CD. Get it here (http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/downloadmirrors#alternate).

Your ATI vid card may be the culprit.